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Welcome To Franklin County Idaho
Public Notices
- Commissioners will meet
- October 15 (Tuesday)
- October 28
November 5, 2024
Open from August 17 to October 31, 2024
Cannery now can accept Credit Cards
Planning and Zoning Meeting - Agenda
- October 16, 2024
Planning and Zoning Administrator
Shauna T. Geddes
208-220-2120 (cell)
Courthouse Offices and Landfill will be closed on Monday, October 14, 2024
Passports will not be processed
Monday, October 21 through Wednesday, November 6, 2024
No Pending Tax Deeds Sale for 2024
Franklin County GIS Property Map
Vehicle Registration
Please renew your vehicle registration online. The new program from Idaho Transportation Department is slow. To renew your vehicle registration - Visit https://itd.idaho.gov/news/idaho-dmv-to-update-vehicle-registration-and-titling-system-in-october/
County Surplus Items can be viewed and bid on publicsurplus.com
NEW! Assistance Services page - Veterans, SEICCA, Health & Welfare information
Franklin County was established January 30, 1913. It is located in southeastern Idaho. As of the 2020 Census the County had a population of 14,194. The County seat and largest city is Preston. The County was established in 1913 and named after Franklin D. Richards, an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the only Franklin County in the United States that is not named after Benjamin Franklin. Franklin County is also home to Idaho's Oldest Town - Franklin.
Franklin County is an ideal place for diversified agricultural and livestock raising. It is home of That Famous Preston Night Rodeo and brilliant colors decorate the canyons in the Fall. The Festival of Lights, a holiday tradition, kicks off the Christmas season. Franklin County has several historical places which include the Bear River Massacre Site, Relic Hall, Hatch and Mathias Cowley houses, and the Oneida Stake Academy.
The county has a total area of 668 square miles, of which 664 square miles is land and 4.7 square miles is water. Franklin County is known for its recreational areas. Snowmobile riders can climb mountains or simply take the family on a groomed trail. In the early spring, through summer, you can ride your four-wheeler and ATV on trails that stretch from our valley into Bear Lake and beyond. We have several lakes within our County that offer all sorts of water skiing and fishing opportunities, from trout, bass, perch, blue gill and tiger muskies to walleye.
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Franklin County Courthouse
39 W Oneida St. (Directions)
Preston, ID 83263
HOURS: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
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